Urban Design
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Bits and bites about the winning waterfront design
On Friday, we reported that the West 8 design team had won the competition to redesign our Waterfront. Here’s what some of the mainstream media had...
By Ian Malczewski -
Live from Etobicoke Centre
Sitting in the parking lot of Mongomery’s Inn “Etobicoke’s Museum” on the banks of the mighty Mimico Creek at Islington and...
By Shawn Micallef -
Soft City Workshop @ Riverdale Art Walk Sunday
UPBAG’s Soft City Workshop at the Riverdale Art Walk: Sunday, June 4, 1-5 pm, Toronto Free Gallery (660 Queen Street East) The Soft City is an...
By Matthew Blackett -
. . . And the winner is:
Well, even though the official announcement isn’t for another two hours the Star is reporting that West 8 has won the Waterfront design competition...
By Ian Malczewski -
70% of election funds from developers in 905 region
The Star has an article today (as does the Globe’s John Barber) about political donations in the 905-region. In Vaughan, “the city above...
By Matthew Blackett -
Spadina Expressway renderings
Spacing is throwing a party to honour the work of community activists that saved Toronto from the perils of superhighways. 35 Years Without the Spadina...
By Matthew Blackett -
Winning design announcement on the way…
There are a couple of articles in The Star today about the Waterfront . . . you can almost taste the excitement building up to the announcement of the...
By Ian Malczewski -
“Street Design and Healthy Communitiesâ€
Waterfront Action is hosting a panel discussion on Tuesday May 30 on the subject of “Street Design and Healthy Communities”. From their...
By Dylan Reid -
Working out
According to the recent news: we are all working too much. Perhaps we are trying to save up for a new condo in the sky? Because soon only the affluent...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Sleeping beauty . . . and a new flag?
The Star‘s Christopher Hume writes that the addition of a Sobey’s supermarket to the Queen’s Quay terminal is helping wake up the...
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TSA Film Series: In the Public Realm
Toronto Society of Architects Film Series: In the Public Realm May 19, th, 7:30 p.m., FREE Royal Ontario Museum – Glass Room, 4th Floor, 100...
By Shawn Micallef -
Meanwhile, in other Waterfront issues…
As if there wasn’t enough to think about on the Waterfront these days, an unofficial Expo 2015 website has been launched, branding Toronto’s...
By Ian Malczewski